哈尔滨市阿城市2023年考研英语一预测试卷Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company“What is it?” I wonderedI 36 it overThere，in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years I was nine years old, walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulderOn my 39 that dayI came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines Shaking off the 41 like a wet dogI entered Mr. Raders officeAfter a quick glance ,he 42 me over to the fire-placeNoticing the 43 in the top of my 44 ，he said，“Come with me!”，pulling me into his pickup 45 we pulled to a stop before a shoe storeInside，a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seenI 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them“Wed like a pair of new socks too” Mr Rader said Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 50 ，wrote something on it, and handed it to meWith 51 eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you” He said affectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to52I love you” I said good-bye, and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 With people like Mr Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love，and that would always make a 55 1、AreadBthoughtCturnedDpassed2、AaddressB1istCmessageDinformation3、AforwardBsoCaheadDback4、AreturnBroundsCtripDarrival5、Aif onlyBhowCwhetherDwhy6、AdustBsweatCtailDrain7、AledBfollowedCwatchedDcarried8、AholeBmudCwaterDcover9、AmagazineBshoeCsockDbag10、AtruckBfactoryChomeDstore11、AdressedBfittedCshowedDcomforted12、AeverBalreadyCneverDhardly13、AappearedBseemedClookedDfelt14、AforBwithConDin15、ApenBpaperCcardDnotebook16、AtearfulBunbelievableCcurious.Dpuzzled17、AadmitBknowCconsiderDexpress18、AsensedBreceivedClostDgained19、AmistakenBfightCall rightDpossible20、AdealBfortuneCchoiceDdifferenceSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 Kang Sung-il buys Sancho, his Pomeranian, a toy every business trip and this lunar New Year holiday will dress him up in s new $50 suit to visit grandma, Kangs mother. Kang and his wife say children are too expensive and bring too much pressure. Instead they have chosen to shower Sancho with love and gifts.They are not alone. South Koreas pet industry is booming, fuelled by the same factors that have made the countrys birth rate, at 1.05 births per woman, the lowest in the world: the high cost of education and housing as well as extremely long working days.“Social pressures in South Korea are such that parents are required to provider resources for decades from private schooling to art classes,” said Kang a 39 year old manager of a pet funeral home.On top of education expenses, an average an household must budget roughly 12.8 years ofincome to buy a mid-range home, compared to 8.8 years in 2014, data from KB Kookmin Bank shows. Adding to their stress, south Koreans work the third most hours per year among OECD (经合组织) nations, next only to Mexico and costa Rica.Pet-owning households have rose to 28 percent of all South Korean households in 2018, compared with 18 percent in 2012, government data shows.That in turn has resulted in a prosperous pet care industry whose offerings include tailored pet diets and high-priced photo shoots. Pet-related startup s are also popular with venture capitalists. The south Korean pet-related industry was worth 2.7 trillion won ($2.4 billion) last year, and that could more than double in size by 2027, according to the Korean Rural Economic Institute.1、What do the underlined words “his Pomeranian” in paragraph I refer to?AHis son.BHis pet.CA toy.DSanchos brother.2、What may NOT be the result of expensive education and houses along with long working hours?AThe birth rate in South Korean is the lowest in the world.B28 percent of the South Korean families raised pets in 2018.CThere are more pet-related businesses than before.DParents send their children to private schools.3、Which of the following may be the service offered in a pet-related industry?ATraining the pet to be a tailor.BShowering the pet with gifts.CTaking pictures for customers pets.DShooting the pet with a false gun.4、According to the passage, many people think that giving birth to a babyACosts too muchBIs a mustCIs boringDBrings happinessText 2 Can I ta